The shortlist

Arup: E16 6BL - a scheme introducing new flood defences and large scale food production through hydrophonics

Bethany Gale and Sarah Tolley: Silvertown Docks - a new mixed-use dock development

Shu Kuei Hsu of the University of Washington and Qian Qian Ye of Cornell University: The Resilient Docks - a sustainable development integrating green infrastructure and water sensitive design for future climate change mitigation

Konrad Boncza-Pioro: Silvertown Quays and Minoco Wharf - designs to establish a new aquarium as a centre for marine and inland water ecosystem studies

Jonathan Dancey at the University of Gloucestershire: Project Float - a floating development based on a modular design with infinite uses and layouts

HWP Planungsgesellschaft mbH: What if We Move the River? - a plan which imagines the redirection of the Thames to unlock land to form a new River Thames Park

Commenting on the shortlist, Sue Illman, president of the Landscape Institute, said: ‘It’s time we started to see water as a valuable resource – rather than something to be hidden away underground. Recent events in Somerset and elsewhere in the country have demonstrated that the UK desperately needs a fully integrated approach to flooding, water supply and land use management. The designs on the shortlist show what is possible if we adopt a mixed green, grey and blue infrastructure approach. I hope this competition helps stimulate debate about how we should be planning and managing more “liveable” and water-sensitive places in the future.’

Competition judge and Open-City founder Victoria Thornton, added: ‘The thought-provoking green designs demonstrate how neglected areas generally, as well as the Royal Docks, can be transformed into vibrant and liveable environments.’

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